Gold fish. 1994
Glass Sculpture Stone

Anatoly Zhukov – stone carving art

Zhukov Anatoly Ivanovich was born in 1956 in the city of Kamensk Uralsky, Sverdlovsk region.

Worked in p/o “Uralkvartssamotsvety” “RIF M” (1982 2000), since 1996 the restorer of the Museum of the history of stone-cutting and jewelry art.

Zhukov at an exhibition of his works.
Zhukov at an exhibition of his works.

Laureate of the competitions of stone-cutting, jewelry and cutting art. A.K. Denisov-Uralsky.

At the origins of a new period in the development of the Ural stone-cutting art was Anatoly Zhukov, a master who knows all the secrets of stone-cutting. By the way, for the first time the master got acquainted with the stone as a child, impressed by the collection of the school museum of geology and the stone-cutting workshop. For thirty years of “friendship with stone” he has fully mastered the palette of genres and directions of work with gems: slides, three-dimensional mosaics, cameos, intaglios, and round sculpture.

Bust of A.K. Denisov Uralsky.
Bust of A.K. Denisov Uralsky.
Bust of Carl Faberge. Materials quartz malachite jasper silver. Work on metal by P. Vetrov.
Bust of Carl Faberge. Materials quartz malachite jasper silver. Work on metal by P. Vetrov.

As art critic Valentin Skurlov writes in his research, “Anatoly Zhukov has few equals in working with rock crystal, a capricious material that requires careful treatment, but advantageous when creating a series of portrait busts, which the master sculpted more than three dozen. Anatoly Zhukov is a master of the new formation, he inherited the traditions of both Faberge and Denisov-Uralsky. He performs busts not only of people, but also of dogs.”

Pavel Nakhimov Russian naval officer admiral. Quartz Kalkan jasper Orsk jasper silver.
Pavel Nakhimov Russian naval officer admiral. Quartz Kalkan jasper Orsk jasper silver.

The works are in museum collections in Russia.

Admiral Kolchak. jasper quartz silver.
Admiral Kolchak. jasper quartz silver.
At an art exhibition.
At an art exhibition.
Composition Ward No. 6. From a series of short stories by Anton Chekhov. 2010 Jasper rock crystal lapis lazuli jade pearls metal.
Composition Ward No. 6. From a series of short stories by Anton Chekhov. 2010 Jasper rock crystal lapis lazuli jade pearls metal.
Composition ‘Chameleon. year 2009. Lapis lazuli jasper quartz chalcedony dolerite marble granite silver mosaic.
Composition ‘Chameleon. year 2009. Lapis lazuli jasper quartz chalcedony dolerite marble granite silver mosaic.
Actor Vladimir Vysotsky as Gleb Zheglov. 2011.
Actor Vladimir Vysotsky as Gleb Zheglov. 2011.
Composition ‘The Goonie Yuri Nikulin.. 2005. Agate cacholong jasper charoite lapis lazuli quartz dolerite jade chalcedony marble quartz silver three dimensional mosaic.
Composition ‘The Goonie Yuri Nikulin.. 2005. Agate cacholong jasper charoite lapis lazuli quartz dolerite jade chalcedony marble quartz silver three dimensional mosaic.
The white sun of the desert a film from the USSR. Composition ‘The East is a delicate matter… Sukhov. Cacholong quartzite jasper lapis lazuli marble dolerite silver.
The white sun of the desert a film from the USSR. Composition ‘The East is a delicate matter… Sukhov. Cacholong quartzite jasper lapis lazuli marble dolerite silver.
Dwarf. 2019.
Dwarf. 2019.
Polar bear. 2012. Empty quartz rock crystal smoky quartz amethyst morion.
Polar bear. 2012. Empty quartz rock crystal smoky quartz amethyst morion.
Hippopotamus 2013 Rock crystal smoky quartz carnelian.
Hippopotamus 2013 Rock crystal smoky quartz carnelian.
Dog. 2018 Jasper carnelian dolerite.
Dog. 2018 Jasper carnelian dolerite.
Owlet. Smoky quartz. 2017.
Owlet. Smoky quartz. 2017.
Work ‘Rabbit from the permanent exposition of the Museum of the history of stone cutting and jewelry art of the Urals.
Work ‘Rabbit from the permanent exposition of the Museum of the history of stone cutting and jewelry art of the Urals.
King of beasts.
King of beasts.
Anatoly Zhukov Quartz cat with carnelian eyes. Jewelry stone carving by A. Zhukov.
Quartz cat with carnelian eyes. Jewelry stone carving by A. Zhukov.
Anatoly Zhukov Parrot. 2017.
Parrot. 2017.
Anatoly Zhukov Victory over the sun.
Victory over the sun.
Anatoly Zhukov Aurelia or memory of the sea. 2019. Smoky quartz.
Aurelia or memory of the sea. 2019. Smoky quartz.
Anatoly Zhukov Discus fish. Quartz chalcedony brush silver.
Discus fish. Quartz chalcedony brush silver.
Anatoly Zhukov Gold fish. 1994
Gold fish. 1994
Pavel Bazhov is a writer and storyteller. Quartz malachite Kalkan jasper silver.
Pavel Bazhov is a writer and storyteller. Quartz malachite Kalkan jasper silver.
Anatoly Zhukov Bust of Nikita Demidov. Materials quartz malachite jasper silver. Jeweler metal work P. Vetrov.
Bust of Nikita Demidov. Materials quartz malachite jasper silver. Jeweler metal work P. Vetrov.
Anatoly Zhukov Admiral Makarov. Quartz jasper silver. Metal work E. Eremin.
Admiral Makarov. Quartz jasper silver. Metal work E. Eremin.